AN expert told the Coppergate inquiry that the new shops will not take business away from the existing shops and that the development is needed to attract more regional shoppers to York (February 7). read more

JOHN Cooper, well-versed director of Stagecoach Youth Theatre York, has a surprising confession to make. "Two years ago, I'd only just heard of Snoopy. Of course I was aware that the pooch had a certain following in literary circles; I think I was just too square for those circles," he says. read more

IT began life as a film treatment, became a play first staged in Plymouth in Autumn 2000 and tomorrow the northern premiere of Ash Kotak's feelgood Asian comedy Hijra opens at the West Yorkshire Playhouse, Leeds. read more

FIAT'S Stilo supermini which goes on sale next week is packed with surprises. And this crucial new challenger in an ever-growing, ever-popular sector marks a radical departure for the Italian manufacturer. read more

A MAN was taken to hospital with stab wounds to his arm, hand and legs after a disturbance at a travellers' settlement at Clifton Moor, York. Police and ambulance crews were first called out to Amy Johnson Way at Clifton Moor Business Park at 12.50am today. read more